Re: Heavy Narrow Gauge Freight
| May 25, 2017 01:46AM |
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Eugene Blabey Wrote:
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> Chris:
> Great shot of train chasing SUV's
> across the shared road/rail bridge. How often
> does the Greymouth-Hokitika turn run?
> I know the telephoto lens makes things
> look bad, but just the same, the line needs some
> serious surfacing.
Eugene,
Morning and evening service to Hokitika
And the line surface will probably have to wait for awhile, everywhere else needs it badly.
Bad track: a legacy of the failed privatization of the railways here that us taxpayers have to cough up for.
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> Chris:
> Great shot of train chasing SUV's
> across the shared road/rail bridge. How often
> does the Greymouth-Hokitika turn run?
> I know the telephoto lens makes things
> look bad, but just the same, the line needs some
> serious surfacing.
Eugene,
Morning and evening service to Hokitika
And the line surface will probably have to wait for awhile, everywhere else needs it badly.
Bad track: a legacy of the failed privatization of the railways here that us taxpayers have to cough up for.
| Subject | Author | Posted |
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Chris Walker | May 22, 2017 04:39AM |
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Eugene Blabey | May 22, 2017 09:53AM |
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rehunn | May 22, 2017 11:31AM |
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Eugene Blabey | May 22, 2017 11:38AM |
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Chris Walker | May 24, 2017 05:00AM |
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philip.marshall | May 24, 2017 08:01AM |
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Chris Walker | May 25, 2017 01:46AM |
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jim pallow | May 22, 2017 05:13PM |
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